Northeast Manufacturing News • April 2016

NORTHEAST Serving Since 2005 Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont & West Virginia M ANUFACTURING N EWS Feature Editorial Metalforming / Fabricating / Waterjet 3-D Metalcutting Laser Machine Laser cutting allows efficient processing of complex metal parts. See Page 12 Vol. 11 No. 4 April 2016 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com Solar Atmospheres of Western PA is Growing Mfg4 2016 to Convene Tradeshow and Conference Mfg4 2016, a tradeshow and con-ference dedicated to showcasing aero-space, defense and medical device manufacturing, returns to the Connecti-cut Convention Center in Hartford, CT, May 3-5, 2016. Mfg4, produced by SME, provides opportunities for companies and atten-dees to learn business strategies and to learn about products that work well in their own and other industries, as well as to discover how that translates to meet specific company challenges. Continued on Page 86 Drilling / Tapping Thread chaser insert holder provides rigidity in threading operations involving tough materials. See Page 28 Thread Chaser Insert Holder Solar Atmospheres of Western PA’s construction project to house the largest commercial vacuum furnace in the world is progressing on time. Once the 20 ton crane is installed and the floor is poured, the new 18,000 sq. ft. building will be ready to accept delivery of the massive chambers from Youngberg In-dustries (Belvidere, IL). Continued on Page 86 IMTS 2016 Registration Open Registration and visitor housing for this year’s IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show, is now open. Manufacturing profession-als across the globe will gather at Chicago’s McCormick Place, Sept. 12-17, 2016, seeking to explore the latest in manufacturing technologies and inno-vative manufacturing trends. Registra-tion includes floor access to 1.256 million net square feet of exhibits. This includes five co-located shows, making IMTS 2016 one of the largest in show history. Continued on Page 86 Applying Technology Machine Tool Program Puts People to Work Facility Dedicated to Production of its Portable Products MATC’s Machine Tool Technology program has a 100% job placement rate. See Page 44 SPX FLOW has a new facility ded-icated to the production of its portable Lightnin fluid mixing products. “This state-of the-art production plant has been designed to offer an excellent working environment, shorter lead times, ensure high quality and provide rapid customer response,” said a com-pany spokesperson. Located in Rochester, NY, the new 53,000 square foot facility is dedicated to the production of just one product category: portable mixers. “The new facility is completely de-signed as a finely tuned machine for the Continued on Page 86 ABLE Machine Tool Sales Appointed New England Distributor for AIMS CMMs ABLE Machine Tool Sales Inc. has been appointed New England distribu-tor for Dayton, OH, based Advanced In-dustrial Measurement Systems’ (AIMS) Revolution Series coordinate measuring machines (CMMs). The AIMS product line is designed and engineered with Renishaw 5-axis measurement technol-ogy. ABLE is a 30-year-old full service machine tool and metrology sales com-pany. “We have a history with AIMS,” said Alan Lockery, President of ABLE. Continued on Page 86 Replacement Parts Air Powered Spindle High-speed air-driven spindle achieves variable rotational speed of 100,000 to 120,000 RPM. See Page 52 Medical Manufacturing 3-D Printed Surgical Tool Medical device for reconstructing ACLs is built using DMLS technology. See Page 72 Subscription Changes: To make name, address subscription changes contact: • Phone: 800-375-8488 • Fax: 817-488-7813 • E-mail: info@mfgnewsweb.com • www.mfgnewsweb.com Gross Publications, Inc. NORTHEAST MANUFACTURING NEWS P.O. Box 847 Grapevine, Texas 76099-0847 U.S.A. CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED DALLAS, TX PERMIT 4245 Advertiser Index Page 67 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID